- Real estate cycle moves closer to the downturn phase
- Forward-looking indicators are still consistent with a ‘soft landing’
- European markets continue to display most resilient trend with more mixed signals across APAC
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Tokyo remains one of the largest data center markets in the world, with an economy deeply rooted in finance, technology, and other sectors requiring heavy compute capacity. After a relatively slower end to 2018, Equinix, Colt, and the Mitsubishi and Digital Realty partnership all launched new projects in greater Tokyo with completions expected throughout 2020 and 2021.
全球经济同步放缓,关税不确定性和地缘政治风险是8月份的核心主题。亚洲房地产投资信托基金继续击败大盘,八月份的总收益增长了1.8%,其稳定的收益率仍然吸引着投资者。在物流和电子商务的推动下,工业房地产投资信托基金表现最好。
ENG- Synchronized slowdown in global economies, tariff uncertainty, and geopolitics were key macro themes in August. Hence, stable yields remained an investor draw, with Asian REITs continuing to beat the broader market, with total returns up by 1.8% in August. Industrial REITs, fueled by logistics and ecommerce, fared the best.

Kemmu Kawai joined Longevity Partners Japan in September 2022 as the Country Director. Based in Tokyo, he oversees all operations and activities in Japan, the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. He brings him more than 16 years of experience in finance where he specialised in real estate and credit investments. Before joining Longevity Partners, he served as a Portfolio Manager at Norinchukin Bank and as Investment Manager at Center Point Development.
Kemmu Kawai
Managing Director
Longevity Partners